Liquid-conveyer.



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E. P. POWLER. LIQUID GONVEYER.

APPLIGATION FILED NOV. 3, 1908.

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E. P. IOWLER. LIQUID GONVBYER.

I v APPLICATION FILED NGV. 3', 1908. v

930,465. Patented Aug.-,..,1o,l19o9.

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@MM GMOWWW TMA/ EDWARD r. Fowtna, oFNnW YORK, N. Y.

LIQUID-CONVEYER.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1o, 190e.'

, Application ledNovember 3, 1908. Serial No. 460,945.

To all whom it ma?! concern:

Be 1t known that l, EDWARD I). FowLnR, of the city of New York, 1n thecounty and State of New York, have invented certainnew and usefulImprovements in Liquid- Conveyers, ot which the following isv a full,clear, and exact description, which will enable others skilled in theart to Vwhich it appertains to make and use the same, referencev beinghad to the accompanying drawings and to the characters of referencemarked thereon.

This invention relates to devices adapted to absorb and transmit liquidsfrom wells, pits or other places from whichv it is desired to remove thesame, and it is especially useful in places where for` any reasonordinary pumping devices cannot be applied, or where such cannot beconveniently obtained.

Among the objects of my invention are the provision of simple andeffective means for disposing or submerging the carrier in the :fluid orliquid to be taken up thereby.; for conveniently bringing the carrierwith its contents te a point where the same may be discharged; forseparating the contents from the carrier; for separating and freeing thebrous parts of the carrier from each other, in order to make theiraction eiiective, as well as securing other advantages as willhereinafter appear.

To accomplish these objects -my improvements involve certain novel anduseful arrangements or combinations of parts, peculiarities ofconstruction, and principles oi operation, all of which will be hereiniirst fully described, and then pointed out in the claims.

In carrying out my invention carriers are provided which may consist ofa suitable woven, braided, gathered or twisted construction orapplication of fabric adapted to absorb or retainV liquids, and suitabledevices in connection therewith by which such carriers may be appliedand operated. In the drawings I illustrate my invention by severalexamples of such carriers and devices.

Figure 1 is a side view of one form of carrier and devices for operatingthe saine; showing the lower part of the carrier suspended in liquid atthe bottom of a well. F ig. 2 is an end view of the device shown in theupper part of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side view of the device showing methodof applying pressure rolls.

vice for taking up the carrier, together with a form of jolter, and aform of brushing de- Fig. i is a side view .of an arrangement of theinvention showing a de-l vice for the carrier. Fig. 5 is a side view ofan arrangement of the linvention showing one form of jolter and ci abrushing device. Figs. 6, 7, 8,0,10, 1l, i2, 13 and lli, are views ofdetails.

Similar characters of reference indicate like partsr in all thedrawings. In applying my invention, to take up liquids from deep wells,a suitable endless carrier Vis provided, several examples of which areshown, which may consist of strong twisted, braided or woven iibrousmaterials. Ii the carrier is constructed of lfibrous parts which areleft loose or free from each other and are adapted to absorb suihcientliquid for the purposes for which it is intended to be used, then itwill not generally be `neces- Y sary to provide absorbing attachments tolsuch carrier, but if the strands oi the carrier are tightly twisted orbraided, or ii the carrier is composed of wire, chain or similarnonliquid absorbentmaterial, then fibrous additions may be made theretoby attaching to or inserting into the body oi the carrier at suitableintervals in any convenient manner, bulbs, bunches or other parts oi'suitable -brous material, such :as will take up and retain the liquidsto betransmitted.

In Fig. 1, I illustrate one application of my invention. In this, 1, isthe well, 2 is the upward moving part oi the carrier, 3 is the downward`moving part oi' the saine; 4 is a pulley wheel over which the part 2,oi the carrier passes, as it emerges from the well; 5 is a wheel vtowhich the powerinay be applied and over which the carrier passes;

and 6 is a pulley wheel over which the downward moving part, 3, oi' thecarrier passes; 7, 8,08, 9, 1o, cio, 11, 12, 012, i3, ifi, i5, 16 areparts' constituting a suitable 'frame to support the carrying devices.The pulleys 4 and 6 are deeply grooved and supported in suitablebearings on the frame parts 7 and 8 respectively. The power wheel 5 issupported in suitable bearings in the'uprights, 10, 016, having itsperiphery grooved and corrugated or otherwise suitably roughened toengage and hold and move the carrier passing over it. hand, handles ateach end of the journal may be provided similar 'to the handle 17; or abelt pulley, 1S,.with suitable belt, 19, if desired, may be provided, asshown in Fig. 2, when the device is to be operated by power.

On a convenient part of the structure, in theexaniples shown in Figs. 1and 2, on the For operating this wheel by `upright 10, hammers orjolters, 20, 21, are

suitably secured, and are adjusted to have their striking headsimpinging against the carrier, by the action of springs, as 22, 23, andon the wheel, 5, suitable projections, 24, 24, inratchet like or similarform may be arranged to press the hammers, 20, 21, away from the carrierand suddenlyV release the same as the wheel 5 is turned, causing them tostrike the carrier. and jolt the same, and thereby aiding in the releaseol the liquid'in the carrier, and also ofthe pebbles,.sand, cc. whichmay have been brought up with. such liquid. The jolting of the carrierfurthermore serves to-loosen the fibers from`l each other, andmakestheir operation in taking up the liquid. more effective, especiallywhere the liquid is thick orviscous, and liable to cause the iibers tobecome matted. The grooves on the wheels, 4, 5, 6, should be Inadedeepenoughto secure the carrier in position therein-when being j olted. rlheoperation ofthis example of my invention is as follows: The carrier, 2,3, formed ol' proper length, is fed into the well, and when it hasreached theliquid reservoir, the wheel 5 is operated. Thisraises thepart, 2, of the car- Vrier which has absorbed the liquid. and allows thevpart 3 thereofto descend. As the wheel 5- is turned, the weight of theup coming part, 2, pressing upon the pulley, 6, and the wheel, 5, isthereby squeezed and the liquid to some extentexpressed therefrom 5 andthe impactof the hammers, 20, 21, further assists in this result. Theliquid 86e. thus brought up is allowed to Vdrop into a suitable pan, 81.

ln the cases ofsome liquids which are not viscous, and with somestructures of carri'er the method of freeing: the liquid, sand,

etc., fromithe carrier, as shown in the example of my inventionillustrated in Fig. l, will be found suflicient. ln: other cases,however, .it may be necessary to provide additionalmeans for freeing theliquid, ete., fromthe carrier; in such casesvother suitable squeezingdevices may be employed; An example ofzsuch devices is shownin Fig. 3.In this example of my invention, suitable pressure rollers are shown,which may be applied for the purpose. A' pressure roller, 33, isvdisposed in a suitable position to bear upon the wheel 4, and may besupported in swinging bearings, 34, mounted upon onek of the parts of asuitable frame.- To the part of the device supporting thebearing 34, aset screw, 35, pressure of the roller, 33, upon the up coming part, 2,of the carrier may be regulated.

pon another` suitable part of. the frame, pressure roller, 36, may bedisposed, having its journal arrangedin an obliquefslot, 87, in suchmanner that a portion `ofthe slot, 37, is open below the journal of theroller, 36, when thatrol-ler impinges against-ther carrier. Bearings 38are disposed `to impinge upon thev isarranged so :that by means thereofthel journal of the pressure roller, 36, and these are adjustable bymeans of the set screw 3E). l/Vhen the weight of the rollers, 33, 36, issuf- `flcient for the required pressure, of course the set screws 35 or39 need not be employed..

In Fig. 4, another example of my invention is shown. ln thisa bevelgear, 40, is attached to the side of the power wheel 5, and. a verticaljournal, 41, is disposed in suitable bearings 42, 42, in one of theuprights of the frame of the structure. To the upper end of the journal41, a bevel gear, 43, is disposed, adjusted to be operated by the gear,40, on the wheel, 5, when the same is rotated. To the lower end of thejournal, 41, abevel gear, 44, is attached, which engages with a bevelgear, 45, part of a tubular part, 46, which is journaled in a bearing,47, also secured to the upright of the structure. To the free end of thepart, 46, a tubular brush, 48, is attached. Vilhen the wheel, 5, of thisform of my invention is operated the brush, 48, through which thedescending part, 2, ofthe carrier passes, is revolved, and jars andloosens the fibers of the carrier. rlhe brush, 4S, may be semieircularlike 74. To a part of the vertical journal, 41, furthermore, a sprocketwheel, 49, and chain, 50, are operativelyr attached, which are adjustedto revolve a gear, 52, which meshes into a gear, 53, on the journal of aplate 54, which plate is disposed to have its underface just above thepath of' the carrier, and inclined to such path. To the lower side ofthis plate, 54, bulbous proj eetions 55, 55, are attached. Tvllhen thewheel, 5, is operated, the plate, 54, is also rotated, and as the parts,55, 55, strike the carrier, they jar and drive it down and then allow itthe plate, 54, loosening the liquid, sand, &c. from the carrier. Theparts, 55, 55, may he secured to the plate 54, in eccentric positionrelatively to each other, so that they will not both strike the carrierat the same time.

In the example of my invention shown in Fig. 4, a take up wheel, 56, isprovided, which is mounted ina frame or carriage, 57, movablydisposedupon the horizontal bars of the frame, which may be extensionsof the horizontal parts, 7, 7, as shown in Fig. 1. A crossv p1ece, 58,secures the sides of the carriage 57, and a part, 59, extending underthe horizontal bars 7, 7, keeps the carriage in place. To the end of thecarriage, 57, a

whiehpasses through a sleeve, 6i, on the end of the frame. A wheel, 62,screw threadl ed at its center to engage with the thread on l the rod,60, is screwed on to that rod, and

braces against the sleeve, 6.1. When it is j desired to take up anyslack of the carrier,

the wheel, 62, is turned to draw the take up f wheel, 56, around whichthe carrier passes, toward the end of the frame of the structure, andwhen it is desired to allow the carrier to to come up and strike theunder surface ofy screw threaded rod, 60, is rigidly secured,

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go deeper down into the well, the wheel, 62, j is turned so as to movethe take up wheel, 56,V toward the carrier wheel, 5. By this arrangementit is practicable to use the endless carrier at different stages ofdeepening the well, when desired, without making ychanges in the lengthof the carrieritself.

In Fig. 5, an other example of the invention is shown. ln that exampleof the invention there is provided on the side .of the power wheel, 5, atrip hammer device tooperate upon the carrier. Attached. to the wheel,5, is a toothed wheel, 63, and a lever, 64, is pivoted at 65, inbearings, 66', which are attached to the upright oi" the frame.v To thepivoted end of the lever, 64, arms, 67, 67, which may be pliable, aresecured, ending in, suitably weighted hammers, 68, 68. At the other endof the lever, 64, a tooth, 69, clearly shown in Fig. 14, is provided,which is disposed in the path of the toothed wheel, 63. The adjustmentof the parts is such, that as the wheel, 5, is revolved,rthe teeth onthe wheel, 63, engage with the tooth, 69, on theV lever, 64, and carrythat end 4of the lever down, and the hammers, 68, 68, up. As the tooth,69, is released by the rotation of the wheel, 63, the hammers strikeupon the carrier and jolt it, releasing, or aiding in releasing, theliquid, and any sand, pebbles, &c. from the same. ln order to regulatethe downward movement of' the .weighted hammers, 68, 68, a detent, 7 6,is provided for the hammer end of the lever, 64. ln-this illustration ofmy inventiona pressure roller, V53, is shown applied to thel wheel, 4,and arranged in swinging supports, 71, with an adjusting screw, 72, bywhich the pressure up on the carrier of the roller, 33, may be regulatedas desired. Projecting from the upright of the frame of the structure,is an arm, 7 8, to which a semi-circular brush, 7 4., is attached, anend view of which is shown in Fig. 13. After the upcoming part, 2, ofthe carrier passes the pressure roller, 33, it is carried. through thisbrush, 74, and thebers of the carrier, which have been compressed by theroller, 33, are thereby loosened, which loosen:`

ing, etc., is further aided by the hammers, 68, 68, as alreadydescribed.v llhe bristies of the brushes, 48, and 7 4, may consist ofWire, whalebone, and similar materials, stii'l enough to stir up theiibrous portions of the carrier, but not suiiicientlysharp or rigid toinjure the carrier. For some purposes, a drum, instead of a groovedwheel, 5, may be employed-in Fig. 7, a suitable drum, 75, is shown,which may be provided `with grooves, 76, 7 6, intowhich the upcomingpart, 2, of the carrier may be wound.

For receiving the liquids, sand, etc., brought up by the carrier, asuitable pan, 31, is to be provided. This pan may be supplied uid dac.removed, as described.

with lips 031, O81, whereverv there is-an opening in it to permitthepassage of the carrier or the vertical supports for the frame of thestructure, and it may have lipped indentations in its edges at thepointsv where the braces of the `trarne are arranged to pass the same. Agutter, 77, as shown in Fig. 4, may also beattached to the frame, havingan opening through which the upcoming part, 2, of the carrier passes,and which catches any drip from the carrier which might fall back intothe well, and discharges into the pan, 31. if the pan, 31,*is arrangedon an incline av hose or faucet may beprovided througn an opening, 32,at its lower part, as

shown in Fig. 2. However, if desired, the uprights of the frame of thestructure may be placed at such distances from each other as will permito'll the insertion of a smaller pan, but for most uses, a large pan witha more compact frame oi' structure will be i'ound advantageous.

'ln some cases it will beiound advantageous to weight the carrier,especially where the well is oi' small bore. When that is the caseaweight, 25, as shown in Fig. 1, may be employed. f The'opening throughwhich the carrier passes may consist of a round smooth hole, in suchweight, or the opening may be surrounded by ball bearings, 26, asindicated in Fig. 1.` The weight shown in Fig. 1, is such as may beconveniently used where there is abundant depth oi liquid, as shown inFig. 1, Vbut when the liquid remains at a low level, and it is desiredto have the carrier very near the bottom oi the well, a weight, such as28,` shown in Fig. 6, may be employed. In this the opening, 30, for thecarrier is shown at the lower end, and it may also be surrounded by ballbearings 27. rlhe upper end, 29, of this weight, 28, should be rounded,in order not to abrade the carrier passing around it.

lnapplying my invention to wells or pits, etc., in which there is not asuiiicient local gatheringof the liquids in the direct path ol' thecarrier, the carrier may be fed down and allowed 'to spread out ortumble about to cover a portion o'i' the bottom oi' the pit or well,&c., as shown in Fig. 2, and allowed to take up the iiuid or liquid bycapillary action, and as the carrier becomes saturated or soaked, it maybe drawn up and the liqrlhe carrier to be employed for such purposes maybe constructed oi' light fibrous materials, in the form of links, ifdesired, as shown in Fig. 8, as such construction is favorable to thetumbling about oi' the carrier on the bottom of the pit or well.

When the liquid .to be gathered by means of my invention is oi greatfluidity, or i'or any reason is loosened from the carrier in its passageupward from the well by the jar oi the hammers, etc., it will be ofadvantage to employ pressure rollers, as 33, 36, to break the shock vorvibration ol' the part of the car rier which is in the well, and theserollers y ends may then'be tied, or the parts otherwise secured to eachother. In nig. 9, a chain is shown through the links of which bunches ofsuitable fibrous material, strips of fabric, etc., etc., may be insertedand firmly secured. In Fig. 10, a braided band is shown, which may be ofany suitable material, with or without fibrous parts inserted betweenthe braids. In Fig. 11, a rope is shown, with fibrous materials insertedbetween the strands. In Fig. 12, a bunch of fibrous cords is shown, tiedtogether at different points.` The carrier furthermore may be woundaround with strips or bandsol' fabric having a coarse nap, such as willreadily take up the liquids to be gathered. Y

I do not limit myself to any particular form of endless carrier, to anyparticular arrangement of frame, or operating parts to move the carrier,or to any particular form of device for olting or for brushing, orstirring up the carrier, or to any form or disposition of the vessel forreceiving the discharges'from the carrier, or to any form of device fortaking up the slack of the carrier, as these will all be varied withoutdeparting from my invention, but

`Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is` Y l. Mechanism for raising liquids fromwells, comprising an endless liquid absorbent carrier adaptedto dependinto a Well, suitable Wheels disposed in a frame and adapted Yto operatesuch carrier, an elongated Weight ada ted to extend above the bottom ofthe Wellpbetween the dependent parts of the carrier, such Weightprovided with a suitable opening adapted to receive and keep thedependent part of the carrier near the bottom of the well, inkcombination With a rotatable brush surrounding such carrier above themouth of the Well and adapted to impinge upon and to be rotated aboutsuch carrier by one of the Wheels operating the carrier, substantiallyas described and shown.

2. Mechanism for raising liquids from Wells, comprising an endlessliquidabsorbent carrier adapted to depend into a Well, suite able Wheelssupported in a frame and adapted to operate such carrier, suitableWeight adapted to draw the dependent parts of the carrier toward thebottom of the Well, a

brush taking in such carrier and adapted to loosen the fibers thereof,in combination with a jolting device disposed in the path of suchcarrier and adapted to be acted upon by devices operating the carrier tojolt part of the same not de V)ending in the well, substantially asdescri ed and shown.

3. A liquid absorbent elongated carrier comprising parts adapted toabsorb the liquid, and parts adapted to move the carrier continuouslyover a suitable receivingvessel, in combination with a jolting deviceadapted to be operated by the parts moving the carrier, substantially asdescribed and shown.

4. In a device such as described, a Wheel suitably fitted to take up anendless carrying device, and a jolting part disposed near such Wheel, incombination with a tripping device disposed to be operated by such Wheelto move the qiolting part away from the can rier and then free the same,substantially as described and shown.

` 5. In a li uid conveyer such as described, an endless a sorbentcarrier adapted to depend into a Well, a series of Wheels adapted tooperate the same, a platform disposed at a distance from the mouth ofthe Well, a shifting device disposed on such platform, in. combinationwith a wheel disposed upon such shifting device and adapted to beinterposed in the path of the carrier to take up any slack thereof,substantially as described and shown.

6. In a liquid conveyer such as described, an endless absorbent carrier,a series of wheels adapted to operate the same, a brushing deviceadapted to surround such carrier, in combination with ya suitable deviceto jolt the carrier, substantially as described and shown.

7. In a liquid conveyer such as described, an endless absorbent carrier,a series of Wheels adapted to operate the saine, a squeezing roller anda jolting device adapted to liberate the liquid from the carrier, incombination with a brushing device adapted to loosen the fibers ofthecarrier, substantially as described and shown.

S. The liquid transmitter described, consisting of a suitable carrieradapted to absorb liquids, and a series of wheels adapted to operatesuch carrier, in combination with a suitable device ada )ted to joltsuch cai'- rier to discharge the iquid and loosen the fibers,substantially as described and shown.

9. The liquid transmitter described, consisting of a suitable carrieradapted to absorb liquids, and a series of Wheels adapted to operatesuch carrier, a jolting device adapted to loosen the fibers of suchcarrier, in combination with a suitable vessel disposed at an incline toreceive the liquid, substantially as described and shown.

10. In a liquid conveyer such as described, an endless absorbentcarrier, a series of Wheels adapted to operate the' saine, a' brushingdevice arranged about such carrier and adapted to impinge against and tobe rotated around the carrier to loosen the fibers thereof,substantially as described andsliown.

connected With one of suclrwheels and adapt ed to jar the carrier as itis operated, substantially as described and shown.

13. ln a liquid conveyer such as described, an endless absorbentcarrier7 a series of Wheels adapted to operate the same7 in conibinationwith a l'ever carrying parts adapted to strike upon tlie carrier, and atripping device on one ofthe Wheels of the carrier adapted to raise andrelease such striking parts as the carrier is being operated7substantially as described and shown.

EDWARD P. FOWLER.

l Witnesses:`

'ANNA BUOHNER,

BENJAMIN H. NEWELL.

